After last night’s game, Terry Murray said he had not yet decided whether to start Jonathan Quick or Jonathan Bernier tonight against Anaheim. The game still has significance for the Kings, given that they can finish anywhere from fourth to eighth, and the Kings will have at least three days between games after tonight. Based [...]
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Goalie situation going according to plan
Jonathan Quick will make his 51st start of the season tonight. After tonight, the Kings have 10 games remaining, including one set of back-to-back games and one two-game road trip, so it’s reasonable to assume that, if things continue as planned, Quick will end up with 59 regular-season starts. That’s exactly where Terry Murray wanted [...]
Bernier postgame quotes
Jonathan Bernier’s postgame thoughts… (on his success in Nashville…) BERNIER: “It’s all about the mental side. I think it’s just the type of team that gives me a lot of action and keeps me in the game. I felt good the whole game. I don’t know if part of it is because I’m in Nashville. [...]
Kings play the numbers game in goal
Will playing the percentages pay off for the Kings? Jonathan Bernier will get the start in goal tomorrow against Nashville, Terry Murray said today, largely because of his previous success against the Predators. Bernier recorded his first NHL shutout in Nashville last March 30, when he stopped 34 shots. Then, on Nov. 6 he stopped [...]
Monday practice update; Bernier in
Jonathan Bernier will start in goal for the Kings tomorrow night at Nashville. Terry Murray said he altered his initial plan in a nod to how well Bernier has played in Nashville. Also, Brad Richardson will return to the lineup in place of Kevin Westgarth. More notes and quotes to come…
Bernier postgame quotes
Jonathan Bernier’s postgame thoughts… (on Columbus’ near-goal on a “pop-up” late in the third period…) BERNIER: “I tried to jump, and Dewey [Drew Doughty] tried to do the same thing, so we kind of ran into each other. It jumped off Willy’s stick and into the air, and I was just trying to get a [...]
Bernier postgame quotes
Jonathan Bernier’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) BERNIER: “The guys really battled hard. Back to back, it’s never easy, and we found a way to go into the shootout and we were playing from behind twice in the game. It was a great effort by the team, that’s for sure.” (on the Rangers’ second shootout [...]
Bernier to start vs. Rangers
After the game, coach Terry Murray announced that Jonathan Bernier will start in goal tomorrow night against the New York Rangers.
Afternoon reading: no goalie rivalry
My LAKings.com feature for this week takes a look at goalies Jonathan Quick (left) and Jonathan Bernier (right), focusing on the lack of internal rivalry among the two young goalies. Thanks for reading… No rivalry in net
Murray still mulling goalie plan
What to do in goal? To finish off this leg of the road trip, the Kings have today and tomorrow off, then play three games in four days: Wednesday at Columbus, Thursday at the New York Rangers and Saturday at the New York Islanders. Typically, it would be a slam-dunk that Jonathan Quick and Jonathan [...]
Bernier postgame quotes
Jonathan Bernier’s postgame thoughts… (on rebounding from Ovechkin’s early goal…) BERNIER: “It was a great shot. What are you going to do? You can’t think about it. You’ve got to move on. He made a great move and cut to the middle and (shot) through Dewey’s legs. It was a good shot and a good [...]
Bernier gets chance to keep it going
For all the talk of a struggling offense at times, one clear positive has been the Kings’ play in goal, and that includes both Jonathan Quick and Jonathan Bernier, who will get the start tomorrow against Washington. After some early-season bumps, Bernier has been more successful of late. He was the tough-luck loser in his [...]
Friday practice update; Bernier in
The Kings will skate the way they practiced today, with the new-look lines, and Jonathan Bernier will start in goal against Washington. Terry Murray did not commit to a goalie for Sunday’s game at Philadelphia. Murray said the fourth line will remain the same and that he doesn’t consider Marco Sturm ready to play just [...]
Kings see Bernier settling in more and more
Jonathan Quick is slotted to get the start when the Kings face Pittsburgh on Thursday, but given that the Kings face back-to-back games on Saturday (at Washington) and Sunday (at Philadelphia) and another set of back-to-back games the next week, it’s likely that Jonathan Bernier will get in a couple games during the rest of [...]
Bernier postgame quotes
Jonathan Bernier’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) BERNIER: “I thought we played pretty good. We had our chances, and obviously when it goes to the shootout, it can go either way. We would like the two points to go to us, but I thought our effort was good.” (on the pressure he faced in the [...]
Bernier gets the call coming out of break
As noted a few days before the break, Jonathan Bernier will get the start in goal for the Kings tomorrow against Minnesota, with Jonathan Quick scheduled to get the call Wednesday in Edmonton. Terry Murray made that call well before the break, and let both goalies know, giving them time to prepare in their own [...]
Bernier gets a chance to build on win
Jonathan Bernier will be starting consecutive games for the first time this season and will be making his second career start against Dallas. In March of last season, when Jonathan Quick’s wife went into labor, Bernier came up from Manchester and stopped 29 of 30 shots in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Stars in [...]
Murray’s new goalie message: win, and you’re in
Jonathan Bernier, who stopped 24 of 26 shots in Saturday’s win over Edmonton, will start in goal again Monday when the Kings play at Dallas. The reason? `He won,” Terry Murray said. “He won. He’s playing. He won. Period.” Of course, the Kings face back-to-back games, with a game Tuesday at St. Louis. What happens, [...]
Can Bernier channel his inner Vachon?
It’s been difficult to predict when Jonathan Bernier will find success this season. He gave up 14 goals in a three-start span in late November, then responded with three consecutive solid appearances against Nashville, Anaheim and Phoenix (albeit in a relief role), but then allowed six goals to Philadelphia and five goals to Nashville. Now, [...]
Kings turn to Bernier at end of homestand
Jonathan Bernier will get another chance to get his season back on track when he starts in goal against Edmonton tomorrow night. Bernier has a 4-7-0 record, a 3.26 goals-against average and an .888 save percentage this season, and he will be making his first career start against the Oilers. Bernier did not fare well [...]
